Joe Swanberg

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Joe Swanberg

Born August 31, 1981 · Detroit, Michigan, USA (age 45)

Joe Swanberg (born August 31, 1981) is an American independent film director, producer, writer, and actor. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It …

Known For

Drinking BuddiesDrinking Buddies · 2013
Drinking Buddies
★ 6.02013
MovieRomanceDrama
Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.
You're NextYou're Next · 2013
You're Next
★ 6.62013
MovieHorrorThriller
When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of their victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back.
The RentalThe Rental · 2020
The Rental
★ 5.52020
MovieHorrorThriller
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister.
The Sun Never SetsThe Sun Never Sets · 2026
The Sun Never Sets
★ 9.52026
MovieRomanceDrama
While on an unexpected break from her older, divorced boyfriend, a woman runs into her ex-partner, plunging her into a volatile love triangle that threatens to undo her life.
V/H/SV/H/S · 2012
V/H/S
★ 6.12012
MovieThrillerHorror
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
The SacramentThe Sacrament · 2014
The Sacrament
★ 5.92014
MovieHorrorThriller
Two journalists set out to document their friend's journey to reunite with his estranged sister. They track her to an undisclosed location where they are welcomed into the remote world of "Eden Parish," a self-sustained rural utopia composed of nearly two hundred members and overseen by a mysterious leader known only as "Father." It quickly becomes evident to the newcomers that this paradise may not be as it seems. Eden Parish harbors a twisted secret. What started as just another documentary shoot soon becomes a fight for survival.
In Search of a Midnight KissIn Search of a Midnight Kiss · 2007
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
★ 6.62007
MovieComedyDrama
Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.
Yellow EyesYellow Eyes · 2026
Yellow Eyes
★ 4.82026
MovieHorror
A young couple inherits a house containing a mysterious relic that hosts the spirit of a powerful demon, and the wife of the man it possesses must find an exorcist to save him.

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